†tribe Lichini Pollitt et al. 2005 (trilobite)

Trilobita - Lichida - Lichidae

Full reference: J. R. Pollitt, R. A. Fortey, and M. A. Wills. 2005. Systematics of the trilobite families Lichidae Hawle & Corda, 1847 and Lichakephalidae Tripp, 1957: the application of Bayesian inference to morphological data. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 3(3):225-241

Parent taxon: Lichinae according to J. R. Pollitt et al. 2005

Sister taxa: Anadesma, Dicranopeltini, Echinolichini, Platylichini, Tetralichini, Trimerolichas

Subtaxa: Lichas

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Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of Italy (1 collection)

• Silurian of Argentina (3), Canada (10: Quebec, Québec), Japan (3), United States (6: Alaska, Illinois, Indiana)

• Ordovician to Silurian of Canada (1: Québec)

• Ordovician of Belgium (2), China (2), Iran (1), Lithuania (1), Morocco (2), Norway (1), Spain (2), Sweden (13), the United Kingdom (2)

Total: 50 collections including 55 occurrences

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